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Appleby hockey team adds to trophy case. DOG DAYS: Appleby College’s

Stephen Macinnis (in white) tries to shield the puck from Welland Notre Dame

opponent Shayne Stevenson during Saturday’s Gold Pool final of the Bur Bear

Hockey Tournament in Burlington. The Blue Dogs defeated Notre Dame 3-2 to win

their second major tournament of the month. MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE

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Appleby hockey team adds to trophy case

Already guaranteed a spot in this

year’s provincial high school AA

tournament, Appleby College’s boys’

hockey team put another notch in its

belt last weekend in Burlington.

The Blue Dogs won the Gold Pool

championship at the Bur Bear

Hockey Tournament, defeating

undermanned and noticeably

fatigued Welland Notre Dame 3-2 in

the final at Appleby Ice Centre.

The championship game was a

rematch of last year’s final, also won

by Appleby College. The Blue Dogs

finished the tournament undefeated

in five games.

Appleby’s strategy of puck

possession and ensuring that the

puck was deep in the offensive zone

seemed to wear down Notre Dame

in the final.

“Notre Dame was discouraged for

most of the game until two third-

period power-play goals provided them with some life,” said Appleby coach Dan Poliziani. “Then it was a battle to

the finish.”

Mitch McMullin, Matt Rubinoff and Liam Board were Appleby’s top scorers in the tournament, combining for nine of

the Blue Dogs’ 17 goals.

“Our most offensive line all year continued to do most of the damage,” Poliziani said.

Appleby, which also won the prestigious MacPherson Tournament last month, is 25-7-3 overall this season. The

Blue Dogs were ranked fifth in Ontario before the Bur Bear tournament and have already qualified for the OFSAA

championships, scheduled for March 23-26 in St. Catharines.

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Appleby top seed at OFSAA hockey

Aquinas also highly ranked for provincial tournament

OAKVILLE BEAVER - Though the schools are separated by only a few streets, the Appleby College Blue Dogs

and St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders have yet to cross paths in boys’ hockey competition this season. That may

change at next week’s Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) A/AA tournament.

Appleby, which competes in the Conference of Independent Schools Athletic Association, and Aquinas, a member

of the Halton Secondary Schools Athletic Association, are both expected to contend for OFSAA medals. The Blue

Dogs are the top seed at the provincial championships, which begin Tuesday in St. Catharines, while the Raiders

— bronze medalists at last year’s tournament — are ranked fourth. “Being ranked number one doesn’t guarantee

we will win, but it really is a feather in the cap for our school,” said Dan Poliziani, the Blue Dogs’ head coach. “We

are a much smaller and younger team than most of the others but this really says a lot about the skill level of

hockey players in Oakville. We aren’t in the same pool as Aquinas, but if we’re both successful in our round-robin

games and meet up in the finals, it’ll be a great game.”

The two teams have earned success this year using different styles of play. The Blue Dogs pride themselves on

being a defensive-minded team, while the Raiders found the back of the net at will during the regular season,

scoring 71 goals in 15 games. Appleby won the prestigious MacPherson tournament earlier this season and was

also crowned champion at the Bur Bear tournament in Burlington. The Blue Dogs earned their first-ever CISAA

playoff victory in the recent league semifinals against Nichols, losing the best-of-three series in three games.

Appleby’s first game will be against Toronto’s Richview C.I. at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Aquinas hopes to improve on

last year’s bronze The Raiders head back to OFSAA without graduated sniper Josh Ruys, who scored 17 goals in

seven games at last year tournament. Picking up the offensive slack have been returnees Brad Gillies, Zack Ruys,

Tyler Vaddacchino and Paterson Farrell. Rick Bota, who played AAA midget with the Halton Hurricanes last

season, has also given the offence a boost.

Jake Jagodkin, a former Oakville Rangers AAA player, has anchored the defence while the Raiders will get goalie

Justin Bailey in time for the tournament. Bailey missed the last regular season game and all of the playoffs when

he broke his hand after taking a shot off the back of his glove in practice. The Raiders earned their way to the

provincial championship by being the only AA school to qualify for Division 1. They would have had to play a

challenge game had a AA school won the Division 2 title, but Burlington Central lost in double overtime to Abbey

Park.

Aquinas coach Bryon Hickey said with 11 players returning from last year, the Raiders should benefit from having

OFSAA experience. “We lost our first game last year,” said Hickey, whose team went on to post a 5-2 mark at the

tournament. “Hopefully this time we’re not going to get caught off guard. Last year was a bit of a surprise (the

team had won only one game the previous season).

This year, they have their sights set a little higher.” Aquinas will open the tournament at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday against

St. Christopher of Sarnia. The OFSAA finals will be played Friday.

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Hockey Blue Dogs claim prestigious MacPherson title

Liam Board’s goal in triple overtime lifted the Appleby College Blue Dogs to a 3-2 win over Ohio’s Gilmour Lancers

in the final of last weekend’s MacPherson boys’ high school hockey tournament in Aurora.

The 16-year-old Board skated around a Gilmour defenceman and backhanded the puck past the sprawled out

Lancers goalie to give the Blue Dogs the championship at the 27th edition of the prestigious tournament.

“I don’t think our guys realized just how significant playing in the tournament was, let alone winning it,” said

Appleby coach Dan Poliziani. “This is one of the oldest and most prestigious hockey competitions in the private

hockey world. Our team wasn’t even invited to participate, but were granted a spot at the last minute because a

few of the other teams dropped out.”

This is the Blue Dogs’ first time wining the Aurora tournament. The team was also the youngest one to be signed

up. The six-period championship victory was even more special for Appleby because Gilmour was the two-time

defending champion.

The victory for the Blue Dogs reinforces that athletics at the private school are alive and well, according to the

coach.

“Our school’s victory speaks volumes for the talent of the athletes in the CISAA, said Poliziani. “By the Blue Dogs

winning the high school championship, it will hopefully prove that a smaller academic private institution like ours

has the ability and talent to compete with quad A schools like UCC and St. Mikes.”

Matthew Rubinoff and Daniel Poliziani had the goals in regulation time for Appleby, while Bryson Cianfrone was

named tournament MVP.

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Helping out ‘Down East’

Late goal gives Blakelock a draw against girls’ hockey rival Loyola

Although there is a substantial gap between them in this year’s Halton high school girls’ hockey standings, the

Loyola Hawks and T.A. Blakelock Tigers have a heated battle every time they meet.

The Hawks surprised everyone in last season’s playoff semifinals by knocking off the 8-1-1 Tigers and going on to

win the championship. The rivalry between the Tigers (3-1-2) and Hawks (6-1-1) continued Monday at Oakville

Arena as the teams battled to a 2-2 draw.

“We’ve played them four times now, and it’s always a one goal game,” said Tigers coach Ron Larose. “It’s always

tight and we know that going in.”

Blakelock started Monday’s game dominating action as if it was the defending champs. The Tigers held the puck in

Loyola’s end for most of the first period and smothered Hawks goalie Emily Robinson with shots, but couldn’t

sneak anything by her.

Tigers forward Hailey Cudmore finally changed that near the end of the first. She got to the top of the circle and

blasted a perfectly-placed shot into the upper corner of the net, giving Blakelock a 1-0 lead.

Cudmore’s goal seemed to give her teammates an additional spark of life. The Tigers continued controlling the

remaining two minutes of the first.

Loyola came out in the second looking like it was getting sick of being pushed around. The Hawks scored two

quick goals by Emily O’Neill and Annie Nasato to skate into the third period with a one-goal cushion.

The intensity continued in the third. The teams traded scoring chances, but both goalies were stopping everything

that was put in their direction. Loyola appeared to have sealed the victory by scoring midway through the final

frame, but the goal was waved off because of a high stick.

A few minutes later, Cudmore parked herself at the top of the Hawks’ crease and tied the game 2-2 when the puck

bounced off her stomach and into the net.

“It was just a mad scramble in front,” said Blakelock’s two-goal scorer. “Loyola is by far the best team in the league,

so this tie was good for us. We lost to them earlier this season because we just weren’t really at their level. We’ve

beaten them twice in tournaments since, but tying them in league play right before the playoffs is really good for

us.”

Larose added, “In this Tier 1 league, with six talented teams, I wouldn’t bet money on any game. Every game is

competitive.”

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Lindsay wins Ontario curling title

Jack Lindsay began curling at the

age of six, mostly because he saw

how much his sister enjoyed playing

the sport.

That curiosity as a youngster led

Lindsay to one of his largest

passions in life. The 14-year-old

White Oaks student currently

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Lindsay’s curling success continued

recently as he played a leading role

for his St. George’s Golf and Curling

Club rink at the Ontario Curling

Association bantam provincial

championships in Gananoque.

Lindsay, teammates Spencer Nuttall, Ben Bernier and Owen Duhaime and their coaches now have a full-size

banner to display in their curling club for all of their hard work. Every member of the curling rink from Toronto gives

a lot of credit to coach John Rudd for keeping them focused on the game plan.

“We won six and only lost one, but not one of the matches was easy,” said Lindsay of his team’s performance in

the round-robin tournament that didn’t have any playoff rounds.

The Oakville curler’s highlight at provincials was his club’s first match. His Toronto rink was on the wrong side of a

lopsided score at the half-way point, but they grouped together and came back for the victory.

With the win, Lindsay’s club clinched a spot in the Ontario Winter Games in Gravenhurst this month.

In addition to the team championship, Lindsay was awarded the tournament’s sportsmanship award by his fellow

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Local fighters competing in U.S. Open taekwondo meet. STRIKE A POSE:

Oakville Kicks for Kids members (back row, left to right) Andrew MacKinnon, Carla

Bacco, Madison Waller, (front, left to right) Ryan Hofstatter, Ana Moreno and

Xavier Fuller will compete in the U.S. Open taekwondo championships that begin

this weekend in Las Vegas. DANIEL PERRY / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE

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“This tournament will be

the highest level of

taekwondo competition.” -

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Carla Bacco

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Local fighters competing in U.S. Open taekwondo meet

Five Oakville taekwondo students

and one Oakville Kicks For Kids

instructor are heading to Las Vegas

this week to compete in the U.S.

Open taekwondo championships.

“This international black belt

tournament will have teams from 42

other countries competing and close

to 2,500 competitors,” said Carla

Bacco, the fourth Dan black belt

instructor who will be leading

students Andrew MacKinnon,

Madison Waller, Ryan Hofstatter,

Ana Moreno and Xavier Fuller into

battle. “This tournament will be the

highest level of taekwondo

competition. Not every club goes to

this event, because of the intense

level of combat. We only signed up

because we know our kids will be

ready.”

The 26-year-old Bacco will also

compete at the full-contact international tournament, where a

win can only come from a knockout. She began training 21

years ago in Peru, where she eventually battled her way onto

the national team.

Bacco is currently ranked 10th in Canada for her fighting skills

and hopes to accumulate more points on the trip so she can

move even higher in the Canadian standings. She recently

represented Canada in several taekwondo events and believes the Oakvilletrained fighters will be prepared for

what they’ll face in Las Vegas.

“Kicks For Kids is a very well-recognized club because of our sparring abilities,” said Bacco. “I think our kids will

have an advantage because of the skill and experience that all of our instructors have. Our team is pretty young,

but we have a lot of good fighters. I think it will be a great opportunity for our students to see where they’re at when

it comes to worldwide events.”

MacKinnon, a junior featherweight competitor, is well aware of the significance of the competition.

“If I win at the U.S. Open, it will get me points,” said the 15-year-old. “The more points I get in tournaments, the

better my chance is to qualify for the Olympics. That is my ultimate goal.”

Seven Oakville Kicks For Kids youths recently travelled to Halifax for a national taekwondo event and were very

successful. The small group of Oakville fighters was among 500 other competitors between the ages of eight to 17,

but still walked away with seven medals.

“It was my first time competing at the nationals and I was very nervous. I managed to push it all out of the way for

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my three matches and I was able to get myself concentrated,” said 10-year-old Clayton Baeurle, the lone gold

medal winner from Oakville. “That’s the great thing about this sport. It has taught me how to stay calm. I am very

dedicated and train every day.”

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Two local residents have been named to the national sailing team for the upcoming season.

The Canadian Yachting Association recently announced that David Mori, 18, and Tyler Meyrick, 17, will be part of

the national squad in 2010.

“People don’t realize how much work and dedication I put into training for this sport,” said Mori, a Oakville Trafalgar

grad who has already represented Canada’s sailing team once. “I have recently switched from a laser sailboat to a

double-handed 49er. My new boat allows me to go a lot faster and it is a lot more enjoyable for me too.”

Mori was also named the Ontario Sailing Association’s sailor of the year and was recognized as one of the

country’s best racing sailors under the age of 19. He learned to sail with Oakville’s Yacht Squadron and competes

with the Royal Canadian Yacht Club’s high-performance team.

“I plan to keep training and improving my skills as much as I can,” said Mori. “I plan to qualify and compete for

Canada in the 2012 Olympics.”

Other Oakville residents that continue to make names for themselves in the sailing community are Lee Parkhill and

Joanne Prokop.

Parkhill was named sailor of the year based on his outstanding results on the world sailing scene. He sails on the

Canadian sailing team, where he was named rookie of the year.

Prokop is a status member of the Canadian sailing team. She has recently moved over to the women’s match

team, with dreams of reaching the 2012 Olympics as well. She learned to sail in Bronte and currently trains at the

RCYC.

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Massage therapist lending helping hands to women’s Olympic team.

RUBBING IT IN: Local kinesiologist Domenic Manchisi will be the massage

therapist for the Canadian women’s hockey team at next month’s Olympic Winter

Games in Vancouver. He’s pictured with seven-month-old daughter Mia, who will

accompany Domenic and wife Sonia out west to cheer on her favourite team.

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“I don’t feel like an

Olympian myself, but I still

feel a lot of pride for our

country. I know I will get

goosebumps each time I

stand to sing our national

anthem in Vancouver.” -

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He won’t score any goals or draw up

any plays on the chalkboard, but

Domenic Manchisi feels he can still

help the Canadian women’s hockey

team win gold at the upcoming

Olympic Winter Games.

The 30-year-old Oakville native will

be the team’s massage therapist for

next month’s Games in Vancouver.

Manchisi, who runs a clinic out of

River Oaks Recreation Centre, is

travelling out west this weekend with

wife Sonia and seven-month-old

daughter Mia to help with the team’s

final weeks of preparation.

This will be the first Olympic

experience for the Loyola graduate,

whose proudest moment to date was

working with the national team when

it won the 2007 International Ice

Hockey Federation women’s world

championship in Winnipeg.

Manchisi fully expects his time at the

Olympics will easily top that experience.

“I don’t feel like an Olympian myself, but I still feel a lot of

pride for our country,” he said. “I know I will get goosebumps

each time I stand to sing our national anthem in Vancouver. I

am also very proud of every player on the team. Their

devotion to their sport and what they sacrifice is inspirational.

It makes me want to strive for more in everything I do.”

Manchisi’s responsibility with the team as the massage

therapist, along with the rest of the medical staff, is to ensure

that the women stay as healthy as possible for the duration of

the Games. Even though he works behind the scenes and doesn’t take part in any of the decision-making on the

team’s bench, he still feels like he will be a big part of any success the team — a gold-medal favourite, along with

the U.S. — will enjoy.

“Absolutely,” he said. “Everyone who works with the team, from the coaches and players to the personnel and staff,

treats each other like family when they’re together. It even extends further than that. My wife and daughter get

treated like they’re a part of the team as well.”

One of Manchisi’s biggest thrills of being involved with the Canadian national women’s hockey team so far was

seeing fellow Oakville native Brianne Jenner try out for the team. The 19-year-old forward was eventually cut from

Team Canada’s Olympic roster, but her hockey skill definitely turned a few heads.

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“She is a very talented and intelligent player,” he said.

Jenner still got a chance to pull a Team Canada jersey over her head earlier this month, when she competed in the

MLP cup in Germany. The under-22 Canadian team regained its MLP cup gold medal with a 9-0 win over

Switzerland.

Canada’s Olympic women’s team begins play Feb. 13, when it faces off against Slovakia in preliminary action.

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OAKVILLE BEAVER - Rupert Stephenson traveled to Oakville from the sunny shores of Jamaica 18 months ago in

search of a new life.

The online Sheridan College Human Resources student had no problem adjusting to his new life in Canada, but

realized something was missing. He had grown up playing cricket with his friends and family for fun and

competitively. He searched for a cricket team close to his new home, but couldn’t find one that suited his needs.

So Stephenson went to the local park and began practicing his skills by himself. “People started noticing me right

away,” said Stephenson, director of the brand new Oakville Cricket Academy. “Several parents approached me and

said they wanted their kids to be able to play cricket too. That’s how this whole idea was born. I want to teach

the kids the techniques of the game and provide them with the equipment they need.”

Stephenson’s cricket experiment is still in its early stages of development. The group has only 10 students, but

many more have expressed interest. The club offers a development program, which runs throughout the year for

youth age 7-18. It also offers summer house leagues for both youth and adults. All games and practices are played

at Appleby College, which offers both indoor and outdoor facilities. Stephenson is excited about teaching youth and

other adults the modern way to play cricket. “Cricket is one of the fastest growing sports in North America,” he said.

“The new formats of the game include 20/20 and Sixes cricket.”

The new formats allow the game to be completed in a much shorter time period. Professional games can

sometimes last up to two days. Stephenson knows that this is unrealistic for average people. The new game is also

more marketable, according to the academy’s director. It allows for different styles of clothing to be worn, and the

game can be played by anyone, anywhere. You don’t have to be a professional athlete to swing a cricket bat and

have fun with some friends.

Stephenson is also planning to create a rep team from the players that sign up. He wants the team to represent

Oakville and travel around the GTA competing against other cricket squads. Anyone interested in joining

the Oakville Cricket Academy can contact the club by emailing [email protected]

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OAKVILLE BEAVER - An all-too-familiar foe likely awaits the Oakville Rangers at the Ontario Minor Hockey

Association novice AAA championships. Oakville is expected to contend for an OMHA title this weekend at Glen

Abbey Recreation Centre, having won 28 of 36 games in South Central Triple-A play this season. But the Rangers’

nemesis has been the Burlington Eagles, the only team to finish ahead of them in the SCTA standings and a

club that beat Oakville in two tournament finals already this season.

On the plus side, the Rangers won’t have to face them in pool play at the tournament, which begins

tomorrow (Friday). “Our team had a very successful season,” said Bryan McDermott, the Rangers’ head coach.

“We’ve been chasing the Eagles all year and they’ve been the only team we’ve been unable to beat. We faced off

against them 10 times, with three ties and seven losses. We don’t play them in the round-robin, so we

definitely expect to play them if we reach the finals.”

The Rangers played in four tournaments this year. They were triumphant in two and lost both of the other meetings

to Burlington in the finals. Oakville opens the OMHA tournament against Halton Hurricanes tomorrow at 9 a.m. The

Rangers play again at 1:30 p.m. and then twice on Saturday (8:30 a.m. and 3:30p.m.). The opening

ceremonies take place at 1 p.m. tomorrow. Canadian hockey legend Paul Henderson will be meeting and greeting

the boys and dropping the puck for the ceremonial faceoff at the championship. The bronze-medal game will

be played Sunday at 10 a.m. and the goldmedal contest wil be held at noon. The Markham Waxers and

Ajax- Pickering Raiders round out the fiveteam field.

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Personal trainer takes step-by-step approach. STAIR MASTER: Trevor

Folgering runs up the stairs at his training facility in Burlington. The 30-year-old

local resident recently competed in the Empire State Building Stair Climb,

ascending 86 floors and 1,575 steps in less than 14 minutes to finish 39th out of

160 competitors. Folgering is the head of the Canadian Stair Climbing Association.

NIKKI WESLEY / Oakville Beaver

“It felt like I was in the

middle of a stampede with

80 other guys behind me

when the race began.” -

Stair climber Trevor

Folgering

Personal trainer takes step-by-step approach

Folgering climbs Empire State Building’s 86-floor staircase in less than 14

minutes

Trevor Folgering believes the best

way toward physical fitness is to

take one step at a time.

The 30-year-old local resident heads

the Canadian Stair Climbing

Association, an organization devoted

to sport that is quickly gaining

popularity worldwide.

In Folgering’s latest conquest, he

competed in the 33rd annual Empire

State Building Stair Climb. Folgering

ascended the 86 floors and 1,575

steps of New York City’s tallest

building in 13 minutes and 49

seconds, finishing 39th out of 160

male competitors.

“I will never forget how incredible it

was to see so many other athletes

getting ready to climb the same set

of stairs,” he said of the start to this

year’s unofficial world championship

of stair climbing. “The Empire State

Building race is very unique because

every competitor in a group starts at the same time. There

were 160 men competing in two groups, with the fastest

qualifiers leading the way, and one group of women. I was in

the tenth spot to start. It felt like I was in the middle of a

stampede with 80 other guys behind me when the race

began.”

Folgering remembers the race’s aggressive start. He still

sports a large bruise on his arm from being shoved into the

side of the building’s narrow stairwell.

“The first 20 floors were pretty insane,” he recalled. “It got a lot easier after that because many of the competitors

fell behind, because the excruciating pain in your legs begins to kick in. Mental strength is also a huge factor for

whoever wins.”

Folgering first started climbing stairs as a form of exercise. He quickly fell in love with the grueling workout rushing

up a flight of stairs provides.

The personal trainer also runs an online stair-climbing fitness program called Step-Up Canada, using the software

application Skype.

The fitness lover next plans to compete internationally for the first time in Las Vegas in March.

Folgering will then return home to begin training for the CN Tower climb in April. He hopes to climb the 553.3-metre

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For the third time in eight years, the province’s best Catholic senior girls’ volleyball teams are coming to town.

The All-Ontario Catholic High School Senior Girls’ Volleyball Tournament will be contested in Oakville next

Thursday and Friday. St. Thomas Aquinas is hosting the invitational tournament, though all 121 matches during the

tournament will be contested at Loyola or Holy Trinity.

Thirty-two teams from across the province will compete in this year’s tournament, including the host Raiders,

Loyola Hawks and Holy Trinity Titans. Eight squads competed in the inaugural provincial Catholic championships

33 years ago in North Bay.

The Raiders will enter the prestigious tournament on a tear, having won all seven of their Halton Secondary School

Athletic Association (HSSAA) league games so far this season. Aquinas hopes to use the tournament as a

stepping stone to achieving its season goals.

“Our goal of doing well in this tournament is the same as it is each year,” said STA coach Peter Szpakowski. “The

tournament is split up into six different groups of play. I think we can make it into pool A and into the top four

realistically. We want to gear up for the league playoffs and prepare for OFSAA in Perth later this year.”

Loyola is 4-4 in the Halton AAA division this season, while the Titans are 0-7 in AAAA play.

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Wemindji hockey team travels long road to success. ROAD TRIP: Wemindji’s

Calvin Kakobul, left, battles for the puck with Brady Switzer of the Oakville Rangers

in front of goalie Terence Shanush during an exhibition game at River Oaks

Community Centre. MICHAEL IVANIN / Oakville Beaver

“My trip to Wemindji and

the time I’ve spent with

these kids was life

changing.” - Oakville’s Joel

Brooks

Wemindji hockey team travels long road to success

Joel Brooks began a journey last

August that has changed the lives of

a group of children from Quebec’s

northern Wemindji Cree community.

Brooks’ experience has also had a

very positive impact on his own life.

The 21 year old traveled to the

community on Paint Hills Bay, which

runs along the east coast of James

Bay and has a population of about

1,300. The trip was part of the co-op

program in his University of

Waterloo therapeutic recreation

program.

He was happy to find out that many

of the youth from the area had a

passion for hockey and had been

practicing their skills for some time.

So, he took it upon himself to

organize and coach the local midget

hockey team for youth aged 13-17.

Brooks scheduled games for the

newly- formed team against other teams in Quebec. The only

problem was the closest town with another team was almost

three hours away.

“Hockey games are much different for these kids, compared to

kids in the GTA,” said Brooks. “Our team got on a bus at 7

a.m. and traveled three to five hours for our games. The kids

played three games in one day because of the lack of other

teams in the area. Most days that the kids played on, we didn’t get home until about 2 a.m.”

The coed team has been very successful to date. So far this season they’ve been triumphant at four tournaments

and are only a few more victories away from a trip to the provincial championships.

The team’s immediate success excited Brooks so much that he proposed the idea of bringing the kids down to his

hometown to test their skills at Oakville’s arenas.

The kids worked hard to raise enough money to make the dream a reality. They picked up garbage in the

community, held putt for cash events at the local arena, cooked breakfast at different events, held numerous raffles

and sold a mountain of chocolate bars to raise the funds. All in all, the players and coaching staffed generated

about $10,000 towards the trip. Brooks and the players were delighted that their earnings were going to be

matched by Wemindji’s fundraising committee.

The team’s trip to Oakville wasn’t an easy one though. They had to travel nine hours by van to reach the bus that

was set to make the trek to Oakville. The team then had to travel another 15 hours to reach their southern

destination.

Wemindji faced off against four older and more experienced teams in Oakville with the team’s final game on

Monday. Their 2-2 record made everyone happy, especially the team’s captain.

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“This was an amazing experience for all of our players,” said one of two girls on the team, 17-year-old Sara

Morrison. “I am very proud of all of our players, especially the younger ones because they stood up for themselves.

Our team showed everyone that we take hockey seriously in Wemindji.”

The real fun for the Cree youth started when their play on the ice was over. The group visited the CN Tower, the

Hockey Hall of Fame, a Maple Leaf practice and took part in on and off-ice training at Oakville’s Canlan Ice Sports

before returning home.

The youth weren’t the only ones to benefit from the experience. Brooks will always cherish the time he spent in the

Cree community.

“My trip to Wemindji and the time I’ve spent with these kids was life changing,” said the Oakville resident. “I learned

lessons from each of the kids on the team. Their work ethic and the amount that they push themselves to improve

is unbelievable. I’ve been able to see these kids grow as a team and it’s been very special. I want to thank my

mom for making this happen and hopefully this will continue for many years.”

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Wemindji hockey team travels long road to success. ROAD

TRIP: Wemindji’s Calvin Kakobul, left, battles for the puck with Brady

Switzer of the Oakville Rangers in front of goalie Terence Shanush

during an exhibition game at River Oaks Community Centre.

MICHAEL IVANIN / Oakville Beaver

Wemindji hockey team travels long road to successDaniel Perry, SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER

March 12, 2010

Joel Brooks began a journey last August that

has changed the lives of a group of children

from Quebec’s northern Wemindji Cree

community. Brooks’ experience has also had a

very positive impact on his own life.

The 21 year old traveled to the community on

Paint Hills Bay, which runs along the east coast

of James Bay and has a population of about

1,300. The trip was part of the co-op program

in his University of Waterloo therapeutic

recreation program.

He was happy to find out that many of the

youth from the area had a passion for hockey

and had been practicing their skills for some

time. So, he took it upon himself to organize

and coach the local midget hockey team for

youth aged 13-17.

Brooks scheduled games for the newly- formed

team against other teams in Quebec. The only

problem was the closest town with another team was almost three hours away.

“Hockey games are much different for these kids, compared to kids in the GTA,” said Brooks. “Our team got on a

bus at 7 a.m. and traveled three to five hours for our games. The kids played three games in one day because

of the lack of other teams in the area. Most days that the kids played on, we didn’t get home until about 2 a.m.”

The coed team has been very successful to date. So far this season they’ve been triumphant at four

tournaments and are only a few more victories away from a trip to the provincial championships.

The team’s immediate success excited Brooks so much that he proposed the idea of bringing the kids down to

his hometown to test their skills at Oakville’s arenas.

The kids worked hard to raise enough money to make the dream a reality. They picked up garbage in the

community, held putt for cash events at the local arena, cooked breakfast at different events, held numerous

raffles and sold a mountain of chocolate bars to raise the funds. All in all, the players and coaching staffed

generated about $10,000 towards the trip. Brooks and the players were delighted that their earnings were going

to be matched by Wemindji’s fundraising committee.

The team’s trip to Oakville wasn’t an easy one though. They had to travel nine hours by van to reach the bus

that was set to make the trek to Oakville. The team then had to travel another 15 hours to reach their southern

destination.

Wemindji faced off against four older and more experienced teams in Oakville with the team’s final game on

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Monday. Their 2-2 record made everyone happy, especially the team’s captain.

“This was an amazing experience for all of our players,” said one of two girls on the team, 17-year-old Sara

Morrison. “I am very proud of all of our players, especially the younger ones because they stood up for

themselves. Our team showed everyone that we take hockey seriously in Wemindji.”

The real fun for the Cree youth started when their play on the ice was over. The group visited the CN Tower, the

Hockey Hall of Fame, a Maple Leaf practice and took part in on and off-ice training at Oakville’s Canlan Ice

Sports before returning home.

The youth weren’t the only ones to benefit from the experience. Brooks will always cherish the time he spent in

the Cree community.

“My trip to Wemindji and the time I’ve spent with these kids was life changing,” said the Oakville resident. “I

learned lessons from each of the kids on the team. Their work ethic and the amount that they push themselves

to improve is unbelievable. I’ve been able to see these kids grow as a team and it’s been very special. I want to

thank my mom for making this happen and hopefully this will continue for many years.”

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Local fighters competing in U.S. Open taekwondo meet. STRIKE

A POSE: Oakville Kicks for Kids members (back row, left to right)

Andrew MacKinnon, Carla Bacco, Madison Waller, (front, left to right)

Ryan Hofstatter, Ana Moreno and Xavier Fuller will compete in the

U.S. Open taekwondo championships that begin this weekend in Las

Vegas. DANIEL PERRY / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER

Local fighters competing in U.S. Open taekwondo

meetDaniel Perry, SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER

February 5, 2010

Five Oakville taekwondo students and one

Oakville Kicks For Kids instructor are heading to

Las Vegas this week to compete in the U.S.

Open taekwondo championships.

“This international black belt tournament will

have teams from 42 other countries competing

and close to 2,500 competitors,” said Carla

Bacco, the fourth Dan black belt instructor who

will be leading students Andrew MacKinnon,

Madison Waller, Ryan Hofstatter, Ana Moreno

and Xavier Fuller into battle. “This tournament

will be the highest level of taekwondo

competition. Not every club goes to this event,

because of the intense level of combat. We only

signed up because we know our kids will be

ready.”

The 26-year-old Bacco will also compete at the

full-contact international tournament, where a

win can only come from a knockout. She began

training 21 years ago in Peru, where she eventually battled her way onto the national team.

Bacco is currently ranked 10th in Canada for her fighting skills and hopes to accumulate more points on the trip

so she can move even higher in the Canadian standings. She recently represented Canada in several taekwondo

events and believes the Oakvilletrained fighters will be prepared for what they’ll face in Las Vegas.

“Kicks For Kids is a very well-recognized club because of our sparring abilities,” said Bacco. “I think our kids will

have an advantage because of the skill and experience that all of our instructors have. Our team is pretty

young, but we have a lot of good fighters. I think it will be a great opportunity for our students to see where

they’re at when it comes to worldwide events.”

MacKinnon, a junior featherweight competitor, is well aware of the significance of the competition.

“If I win at the U.S. Open, it will get me points,” said the 15-year-old. “The more points I get in tournaments,

the better my chance is to qualify for the Olympics. That is my ultimate goal.”

Seven Oakville Kicks For Kids youths recently travelled to Halifax for a national taekwondo event and were very

successful. The small group of Oakville fighters was among 500 other competitors between the ages of eight to

17, but still walked away with seven medals.

“It was my first time competing at the nationals and I was very nervous. I managed to push it all out of the way

for my three matches and I was able to get myself concentrated,” said 10-year-old Clayton Baeurle, the lone

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gold medal winner from Oakville. “That’s the great thing about this sport. It has taught me how to stay calm. I

am very dedicated and train every day.”

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STA hosting Catholic volleyball provincialsDaniel Perry, Special to the Beaver

January 29, 2010

For the third time in eight years, the province’s best Catholic senior girls’ volleyball teams are coming to town.

The All-Ontario Catholic High School Senior Girls’ Volleyball Tournament will be contested in Oakville next

Thursday and Friday. St. Thomas Aquinas is hosting the invitational tournament, though all 121 matches during

the tournament will be contested at Loyola or Holy Trinity.

Thirty-two teams from across the province will compete in this year’s tournament, including the host Raiders,

Loyola Hawks and Holy Trinity Titans. Eight squads competed in the inaugural provincial Catholic championships

33 years ago in North Bay.

The Raiders will enter the prestigious tournament on a tear, having won all seven of their Halton Secondary

School Athletic Association (HSSAA) league games so far this season. Aquinas hopes to use the tournament as a

stepping stone to achieving its season goals.

“Our goal of doing well in this tournament is the same as it is each year,” said STA coach Peter Szpakowski. “The

tournament is split up into six different groups of play. I think we can make it into pool A and into the top four

realistically. We want to gear up for the league playoffs and prepare for OFSAA in Perth later this year.”

Loyola is 4-4 in the Halton AAA division this season, while the Titans are 0-7 in AAAA play.

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Mercedes-Benz 10K race looks to build on its initial success. READY TO

RUN: The second annual Mercedes-Benz Oakville 10K will take place April 25. On

hand to help promote this year’s event Wednesday were (from left) Eric Steward of

New Balance, United Way chair Tim Johnston, race organizer Nick Jelinek,

Mercedes-Benz general manager Mark LeRoeye and Ben Nelson of New Balance,

a sponsor of the event. This year’s race is expected to attract 1,700 runners with

proceeds from the event going to the United Way. NIKKI WESLEY / Oakville

Beaver

Mercedes-Benz 10K race looks to build on its initial success

The running community is thriving in

Oakville and it’s time it got a chance

to showcase its talents at home.

And, maybe win a new car too.

Approximately 30 people gathered at

Mercedes-Benz Oakville Autohaus

Wednesday night to promote the

second annual Mercedes-Benz

Oakville 10K, to be held April 25.

The race, which begins on the

campus of Appleby College, will give

all of its proceeds to Oakville’s

United Way.

“Last year, the new owner ownership

of Mercedes-Benz Oakville changed

hands. The new owner felt a need to

strengthen their ties to the Oakville

community,” said Nick Jelinek,

president of InField Marketing

Group, the agency in charge of

organizing the race. “Around the

same time we discovered that the

runners per capita in Oakville are

perhaps greater than they are in a

lot of other places. Yet we only have

one or two smaller events in our community for them to participate in. So, we created the Mercedes-Benz Oakville

10K.”

Jelinek told the crowd about the race’s progress and the future goals for everyone involved.

“Last year we had over 1,000 runners, which is almost unheard of for a first-time race,” he said. “This year we will

surpass 1,700, so growth has been sensational. Our three-year goal is to become the largest participatory event in

Oakville, with over 5,000 runners.”

There will be three parts to the race and and runners can still sign up. The 10K run will be the first to leave the

starting line at Appleby College at 8:30 a.m. One lucky participant will drive away in a brand-new 2010

Mercedes-Benz B-class car through a random draw, as long as they finish the whole race. The 10K power walk

begins at 8:35 a.m. and the 1K junior jog for youth aged 6-12 kicks off at 10:30 a.m.

The community event will also feature a 300-metre toddler trot for anyone up to five years old and a high school

challenge that has been organized by the running team at Appleby College. Race officials are even offering a

trophy for the winning team to take back to their school and $500 donation to the United Way in their school’s

name.

“We are issuing a challenge to all high schools in Oakville and the winning high school, with the three best times,

will win a trophy for their school and official bragging rights saying that they’re the fastest high school,” said Andy

Jelinek, the director of service learning at Appleby College. “We don’t know who is going to win, but the challenge

is out there. We’ve contacted all of the local high schools, so we’ll have to see who takes us up on the offer.”

Mayor Rob Burton was among those present Wednesday night. He talked about the athletic success achieved by

many Oakville residents.

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To register for the race, go to mercedes10k.com to fill out an application. It costs $55 to run in the 10k race if you

sign up before April 24. The price goes up to $60 if you sign up on race day.

Registration for the 10k power walk is also $55 until April 24. Only 1,500 spots are open in these races though.

They are available on a first- come, first-serve basis.

Signing up for the 1k junior jog costs $10 and participants in the toddler trot get to take part for free.

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Cyclist hopes to raise $10K for fight against cancer. RIDING FOR A CURE:Sheridan College student Jesse Smith is currently training and raising money forthis year’s third annual Ride to Conquer Cancer, a 200-kilometre bike trek fromToronto to Niagara Falls. Smith, who raised $5,000 for cancer research last year,hopes to double that amount this time. DANIEL PERRY / SPECIAL TO THEOAKVILLE BEAVER

“It’s also really inspiring tosee cancer survivors andtheir yellow pinnies tryingtheir best to complete thecourse too.” - Jesse Smith

Cyclist hopes to raise $10K for fight against cancer

Two in five people in Canada arediagnosed with some form of cancerduring their life.

Oakville’s Scott Smith, now 52,found out in 2008 that this statisticisn’t just a figure. He was diagnosedwith brain cancer.

His life has changed dramaticallysince he got the news.

“I was forced to retire from my jobbecause of fatigue and the doctor’sorders,” said Smith. “They’ve takenaway my license and I’m on seizureand tremor medication, which meansI can’t even enjoy a cold beer. Thishas really taken the gas out of mytank.

“But, I’m still alive. I’m a testament tohow great The Princess MargaretHospital (PMH) is and what’s nowpossible for cancer survivors.”

Smith had no idea he would developbrain cancer while growing up. He lived a healthy, activelifestyle and played minor hockey and lacrosse in Oakville. Hefeels he is blessed and said that if he had have beendiagnosed with cancer as early as 10 years ago, he mostlikely wouldn’t be alive now. He wouldn’t be able to enjoy hisgardening, spend time with his family or friends or watch histhree sons grow up.

He has been treated at PMH from the beginning. He still goes back for routine check-ups. He believes he’s proof tohow the changes in technology and cancer research are helping more people survive cancer.

The advancements to the cancer research and treatment centre at PMH, thanks in large part to the success of itsannual bike ride, have been in its BioBank, its use of image-guided technology, an increased number of clinicaltrials and the use of robotic surgery, which allows surgeons to navigate through parts of the human body —something never thought possible before.

Smith’s second-oldest son, 22-year-old Jesse, also knows he is lucky to still have his dad with him at home.Especially after what he was told to expect by doctors.

“It’s really amazing that my dad is walking and living a pretty good life,” Jesse said. “One of the reasons I stayedclose to home for school is so I could help out around the house and be with him.”

Jesse wants to help his dad any way he can. He is currently training and raising money for this year’s third annualRide to Conquer Cancer. The 200-kilometre bike trek from Toronto to Niagara Falls has raised more than $28.5million for cancer research in its two years of existence. The ride has surpassed all other cycling events to becomeCanada’s most successful cycling fundraiser.

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“This is my second time taking part in this bike ride. I’ve raised $5,000 for the charity previously, but I plan to focuson fundraising a lot more once school is done,” said the second-year Sheridan College student and life-longOakville resident. “I’ve created a Facebook page to let people know about the race and I sent a mass email toeveryone I know asking for support. I’m aiming to raise $10,000 for the hospital this time.”

Jesse created a radio advertisement with his friend from Mohawk College. He designed four different coloredT-shirts that he is looking for sponsors for. He will wear each of the shirts along portions of his journey and takepictures for promotion purposes. He is also planning on hosting a car wash once school’s finished to raise evenmore money.

Riders this year will have the option of stopping every 25-30 kilometres for snacks and drinks, with a lunch break atthe halfway points each day. Bike technicians are available throughout the ride in case anyone runs into anytroubles.

“I’m confident I’ll push through whatever fatigue I face, because other riders are always cheering you on and itmakes you want to push yourself more,” Jesse said. “It’s also really inspiring to see cancer survivors and theiryellow pinnies trying their best to complete the course too. When a cancer survivor rode past me last year, it gaveme a mental boost knowing that they are still fighting or have beaten cancer.

“Thinking about my dad and reminding myself why I was doing the ride in the first place was the one thing that keptme going the most.”

This year’s event will cater to all levels of bike riders. It will have three separate versions.

The new virtual rider program has been put in place for people who can’t make it, but still want to raise money andawareness to help PMH conquer cancer.

The 200 km route takes bike riders on a breathtaking journey from downtown Toronto to Niagara Falls. The eventhas sold out the past two years. The third option is for more experienced riders or those looking to really challengethemselves.

A 200 mile trek will share the same start and finish lines and camping space with the 200 km riders, but riders canchoose an extended route in between these common points. Jesse Smith’s Facebook page can be found bylogging onto Facebook and searching for the group “Jesse Smith’s Conquer Cancer 2010 Ride for the Cure”.

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Registration soaring for OMFA. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Mike Malo (inred) tackles ball carrier Aaron Grant during an Oakville Minor Football Associationjunior varsity practice Tuesday at Loyola’s new artificial turf field. More than 250players have registered with the OMFA for the upcoming season. GRAHAM PAINE/ Oakville Beaver

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The 2010 season promises to be agood one for the coaches andplayers in the Oakville MinorFootball Association.

The league is growing rapidly. It hadapproximately 175 youth sign up lastyear in its inaugural season, andmore than 250 have alreadyregistered for this season.

“We’ve plugged into a network offootball players here,” said Ed Tilley,the league’s vice president. “I don’twant to say that there aren’t betterplayers out there, but we’ve beenable to build on a core group of kidsand have put together strong teamsthis year. Even the new kids comingout just seem to know how to movetheir bodies and throw good hits.”

Oakville’s football teams will beplaying all of their home games onthe new turf field at St. Ignatius ofLoyola Catholic Secondary School.The half-a-million-dollar field is hopefully the first of many in Oakville, Tilley said.

“This field just suits football better,” he added, as his players tested out the turf field during a practice last week.“Access to practice fields has been our biggest obstacles so far. Since football games are mostly played in themiddle of the field, these guys were just tearing up the ground, destroying it. That won’t happen with this field. Evenif it rains for three days straight. The water could just be swept away and it would be good again.”

Oakville players have never played in the Ontario championships, Tilley says, largely because of the decreasedpractice time caused by playing on grass fields.

Tilley believes the town’s new turf field will impact his players so much, both bantam and junior varsity teams willwin their divisions this year and will play in the Ontario-wide championships.

Club executives aren’t the only ones excited about the new field.

“Playing on the turf is great because my cleats don’t sink in so much and it makes moving around a lot easier,” said12-year-old Michael Choma, a linebacker on the bantam team. “The field is still new though, so we are all gettingused to it. There are a lot of black pebbles coming from the turf right now, but I think that will get better in time. Ihaven’t played football for a long time, so I’m excited to get back in it.”

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